incentivize
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 25
- Words With Friends
- 29
- Letters
- 11
/ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/
Definition of incentivize
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To provide incentives for; to encourage.
“The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.”
“City staff are recommending ways Toronto can incentivize the construction of 20,000 purpose-built rental homes.”
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verb
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(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To provide incentives for; to encourage.
“The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.”
“City staff are recommending ways Toronto can incentivize the construction of 20,000 purpose-built rental homes.”
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(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To provide incentives to.
“They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From incentive + -ize.
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